Radiator shield



J. ADLER RADIATOR SHIELD Oct. 14, 1930.

Filed Nov. 23, 1928 1 ACK APLER,

,INVENTGR /4 TQ ENEY Patented Oct. 14, 1930 PATENT OFFICE ucx ADLEB, or 81*. LOUIS, mssoum RADIATOR SHIELD Application filed November 23, 1928. Serial No. 321,450.

My invention relates to improvements in radiator shields, and has among its objects the production of such shields which shall be neat and attractive in appearance, simple and sturdy iii-construction, compact, reliable, and efiicient and satisfactory for use wherever found applicable.

Radiator shields are particularly intended for co-operation with the radiators, said shields being mounted thereover so as to prevent the walls and furnishings of the room,

adjacent the radiator, from becoming begrimed with dust, with a minimumimpairing of the heating efliciency of the unit.

One of the principal objects of my invention is to produce a radiator shield of the kind described, and in which the back and ends or sides are formed out of a single piece of metal,so that .there will be no likelihood or possibility of the corners formed by the meeting of the side and back walls ever splitting or separating therealong, such splitting not only impairing the effectiveness of the shield, but also detracting from its neatness' and providing a source of danger to persons coming in contact therewith, either by catching in articles of clothing and tearing the same or by scratching their person.

Another object of my invention is to provide a radiator shield of the kind described with an overhanging edge at the front thereof, said edge acting as a dust-catcher from which the dust may be easily wiped from time to time,-but also acting as a deflector for directing the heated air downwardly and outwardly from the radiator, directly-into the room, without directing said air backwardly.

Another object of my invention is to pro- 40 vide reinforcing means at the meeting corners of the back, top and side walls to strengthen them thereat, said means also acting as spacers to space the major portion of the shield walls away from the-radiator and thus prevent overheating of'the shield. and permitting the movement of air between the shield and the radiator.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, from the disclosures herein given. To this end, my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and comblnation of parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in .t e claims. I

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts throughout,

Figure 1 is a side or end elevation of my improved construction as mounted over a radiator;

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section, taken substantially along the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-section, taken substantially along the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the parts shown in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a horizontal cross section, taken substantially along the line 55 of Flg. 1.

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, R indicates a radiator of ordinary construction, the right-hand end section being shown,the top surface being indicated at 1, the rear at 2, and the side or end at 3. As shown the radiator shield is adapted to be mounted so that it extends over the top, rear and partially over the sides or ends of the radiator.

The shield is designed so as to extend well down over the radiator, terminatin adjacent the bottom of thelatter, and an is pros vided with a back wall 4 made of sheet metal of the desired thickness, said sheet being bent forwardly adjacent the ends, along the lines 5, to provide a pair of opposed end or side wings or walls 6, said end walls being of lesser width than the depth of the radiator upon which the shield is to be mounted, as indicated in Fig. 1, except across the upper portion thereof as at 7, whereat said end walls may extend forwardly a slight distance in advance of the radiator.

I It is preferable that insulation be used at the top of the shield, and I therefore construct this part so as to properly receive the desired thickness ofinsulation material, such as the slab A shown. Theinner or lower platesv 8, which support the slab of" insulation are spaced apart at suitable intervals along the length of the shield, each of these elements being bent at right-angles along the line 9, to thereby form an angle-shaped member the forward leg portion of which projects forwardly of the shield parallel to and spaced below the top wall 11, and the rear portion 10 of which is placed against the inner surface of the wall 4 and secured thereto in some suitable manner, as by welding.

The upper or outermost plate element of the top wall has its main body portion of a width substantially the same as the horizontal or forwardly projecting portion of the elements 8, and this top wall 11 is bent substantially vertically downwardly at its edges to form a lid-like structure adapted to fit over the upper parts of the shield, the rear flange 12 being superimposed over the back wall 4, the latter having an inwardly directed flange 13 extending at right-angles and placed against the under surface of the outermost top element 11.

The side flanges of the top plate are indicated at 14. The front flange 15 extends substantially vertically downwardly past the forward edges of the plates 8 and is thence bent at an angle, upwardly and rearwardly, to closely adjacent the under surface of said elements 8, to thereby provide a depending air-deflecting edge or lip 16.

It is apparent that the air rising through and along the radiator will move forwardly and outwardly at the top of the shield and thence be deflected outwardly and downwardly directly into the room, by the deflector edge 16, and there will be no tendency for said edge to direct said air backwardly or rearwardly into the radiator before its discharge into the room.

The beveled edge 16 also serves as an impinging surface, to which the dust clings and from which it may be easily removed from time to time through simple wiping therefrom, to the end that the shield may be kept neat and clean, and as sanitary as possible.

Short spacers 17 are secured to the under side of the plates 8, preferably being substantially co-extensive in length therewith, these elements 17 being spaced apart every twelve inches or so alone the'length of the shield. These spacers will rest upon the top surface of the radiator, spacing the top wall thereabove, to thereby prevent overheating of the shield and insuring the proper circulation of air betweenthe shield and radiator. There will he no bafliing of the air across the top of the radiator. as this air maypass forwardly of the shield, on either side of the spacers and plate elements, and there Lwill he a minimum diminishing of the radiating ef iiciency of the radiator. I

Gusset plates 18 arepreferably secured to the inner surface of the side-walls 1611b the upper ends thereof, as by welding or the like,-

these gusset plates having one edge or flange 19 secured to the rear wall portion 4, and another flange or edge 20 secured to the top wall plate 11 or to the inwardly flanged portion of the wall portion 7 that is adjacent the top wall plate 11. By thus placing thesegussets at'the corners formed by the meeting of the rear, top and side walls, a very strong rein forcement or brace is provided, to materially strengthen the shield thereat. The load that is imparted to the shield by any downward pressure at the forward portion of the top wall plate will be transmitted through this brace and will insure rigidity of the shield at the normally weakest point thereof.

The vertically extending meeting edges 5 of the shield will not become sprung and there will be no separation between the rear and side walls along this edge. The shield will thereby retain its eflicienc over a long period of time, for there will be no loss of heated air outwardly through any openings in the edges 5. rearwardly to the window or cold wall surfaces of the room, but on the contrary, all of the heated air will be directed into the place for which it isintendedjname- 1y into the room" itself.

The gusset plates and the portions 10 of the angle plates 8 extend downwardly asufficient distance so that they will engage the radiator itself when the shield is mounted in place over the radiator, the, gusset plates engaging the sides or ends 3, of the radiator, and the gussets and the portions 10 of the angle plates 8, either or both of these parts (depending on how far toward the end of the shield the angle plates extend) engaging, with the rear of the radiator, indicated at 2.

The gussets and the vertical legs of the plate elements 8 will act as spacers,as above described, to space the shield walls away from the radiator a slight distance, except at the points of contact between the shield and radiator. Through such spacing, the movement of air between the shield and ra diator is not interfered with,'this air circulation being requisite to the full efliciency of the radiator and-also preventing overheating of the shield through the insulation of air between the. shield and'radiator.

I Additional reinforcing and spacing elements 21 may be provided adjacent the bottom of the shield, theseelemcnts preferably comprising'angle members secured to-the shield and engageahle with the rear and side walls of the radiator.

No specific, type of [fastening meanshas been shown for securing the shield upon the radiator, as they do xnot form a part offm invention,-but it is to be understoo'dthet th y may be of any suitable and satisfactory kind. A v c Having thus described myinvention, it is obvious that various immaterial modi nation-- -may be made in the same without departing I from the spirit of my invention; hence I do the inner surface of said shield adjacent the not wish to be understood as limiting myself top thereof and extending downwardly a sufto the exact form, construction, arrangement ficient distance to engage saidradiator at the and combination of parts herein shown and sides and back to thereby space the shield described, or uses mentioned, except as limfrom the radiator below said gusset plates.

ited by the claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

from those portions of the shield below said 1. A radiator shield comprising a top wall,

back and side walls made of a single sheet of metal, and gusset plates secured to the inner surface of said top, side and back walls at the meeting corners thereof, said plates extending downwardly a sufficient distance to engage the radiator at the sides and back of.the latter to thereby space the. radiator gusset plates.

2. A radiator shield comprising a top member adapted to extend across the top of the radiator, a back and a pair of side walls, a plate secured to the inner surface of each side wall and provided with lateral offset portions secured to the top wall and back wall, and a plurality of longitudinally spaced means secured to the under surface of said top and adapted to rest upon the radiator to space the top wall therefrom.

3. A radiator shield comprising a sheet of metal bent at the opposite ends to form an integral back wall and a pair of side walls, parallel plates spaced apart and secured to said back and side walls to form a top wall, the uppermost of said parallel plates being bent downwardly past the lower plate and thence upwardly and rearwardly at an angle toward the lower surface of the lower plate to form a dust-catching edge and air deflector therealong.

4. A shield of the class described, adapted to be mounted over a radiator and comprising a sheet of material bent to form a rear wall and opposed end walls, an upper top wall 'secured tosaid member and projecting forwardly thereof, a gusset plate secured against the inner surface of each end wall and hav ing one flanged edge secured along the under side of said top wall and anotherflanged edge secured to the inner surface of said rear wall,inner plates spaced from said upper top well parallel therewith to form an insulation-receiving pocket therebetween, said inner plates being bent downwardly toward the rear and secured to the inner surface of the rear wall, the rear flanges of the gusset plates and'the main body ortion thereof adapted to engage the radiator to act as spacers for the remainder of the shield the forward edge of the top wall being bent downwardly ast the inner plates and thence upwardly andjrearwardly towards the latter.

5. A radiator shield adapted to be mounted over a radiator and comprising atop wall, a single sheet offmaterial bent to form back and side walls, and gusset plates secured to 

